My Second Ghost Town: Caribou, Colorado, near Boulder
My second ghost town! Photos and some history of the stone ruins at Caribou, Colorado, a former silver mine in the Rocky Mountains about five miles from Nederland in Boulder County.
111 out of 111 Sights in Munich!
The last site of Munich in our favorite guidebook: 111 Things in Munich You Shouldn't Miss. It's the Marienklause, a forest-dark chapel on the banks of the Isar built after a dangerous flood by the grateful watchman who survived it. Includes photos of the Isar on a summer's day plus the footbridge and raft route over the river.
Tangled Tumbleweed Restaurant in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
A unique restaurant in Scottsbluff, NE, the Tangled Tumbleweed has fresh, unexpected fare and fabulous "crack" pretzels!
Some Lesser-Known Sights of Munich
Munich not in the guidebooks: manhole covers, the White Rose rebellion, Nazi history center, Museum of Casts of Classical Sculptures, and more!
Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and the Historic Midwest Theater
A brief foray into Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to discover the Midwest Theater, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. All neon, stainless steel and aluminum, it opened in 1946 to much fanfare. Check out my photos of this wonderful architectural find!